SpaceX ramps up Tesla Megapack purchases in Q2 to power its AI data centers
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SpaceX is using Tesla's big Megapack backup batteries to help power its Colossus AI data centers in Greater Memphis.
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I'm a former Citadel quant who covered power & gas.
— Neel Somani (@neelsomani) August 4, 2026
There's constant talk about chips & memory, but power is the central bottleneck for AI.
Very few people understand it, so I'm posting a canonical primer on power pricing & data centers: https://t.co/LO5ovj2imA